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neurotic

neurotic [ nyoo róttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. affected by neurosis: relating to, involving, affected by, or characteristic of a mild psychiatric disorder characterized by depression, anxiety, or hypochondria

2. psychiatry overanxious or obsessive: overanxious, oversensitive, or obsessive about everyday things ( often considered offensive )



noun  (plural neurotics)
Definition:
 
1. somebody affected by neurosis: somebody diagnosed as affected by neurosis

2. somebody overanxious or obsessive: somebody regarded as overanxious, oversensitive, or obsessive about everyday things ( often considered offensive )

[Mid-17th century. < Greek neuron 'nerve']

neurotically [ ny róttikli ] adverb
neuroticism [ ny róttisizəm ] noun
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